Cutter-casing.



T. N. GASS.

CUTTER CASING. APPLICATION FILED FEB 11, 1910 Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

THOMAS N..CASS, 0F SEMINOLE, TEXAS.

' CUTTER-CASING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

Application filed February 11, 1910. Serial No. 543,316.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS N. CAss, a citizen of the United States,residing at Seminole, in the county of Gaines and State of Texas, haveinvented new and useful 1m provements in Cutter-Casings, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention has relation to cutting mechanism for vegetables andfruit, whereby the same may be cut into various shapes and sizes whenpreparing them for the table or to be cooked.

The invention relates most especially to the means whereby a receptaclemay be detachably connected with a support and with which operatescutting mechanism, the parts being combined and arranged in a novelmanner as more fully set forth herfiinafter, finally claimed andillustrated in the drawings hereto attached, in which,

Figure 1 is a horizontal section of a cutter casing embodying theinvention, on the line a2w of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a vertical section onthe line g -g of Fig. 1 having the vessel arranged to receive thecuttings in full lines. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of thesupport and receptacle, the parts being separated. Fig. 4 is a detailperspective view of the receptacle and a gang cutter, the latter beingdisconnected from the receptacle. Fig. 5 is a front view of a differentform of gang cutter.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription, and indicated in all the views of the drawings, by the samereference characters.

The numeral 1 designates part of a cabinet or casing to which the cuttermechanism embodying the invention is fitted.

The numeral 2 designates a cross piece.

forming a support to which a receptacle 3 is detachably connected. Thesupport 2 has a horizontally elongated opening 4 and smaller openings 5leading from the ends of the opening 4. Other openings 6 are formed inthe support 2 in vertical line with the openings 5. The receptacle 8 hastwo sets of hooks 7 and 8 which are adapted to pass through therespective openings 6 and 5 and engage with the support 2 and hold thereceptacle 8 in place thereon. The side of the receptacle 3 having thehooks 7 and 8 is also formed with an opening 9 which registers with theopening 4 and through which openings 4 and 9 a plunger 10 is arranged tooperate. The hooks 7 and 8 are so positioned as to pass through openings6 and 5 and to engage the support 2, as indicatedmost clearly in Fig. 2.The front of the receptacle 3 has an opening 11 opposite the opening 9and to this opening is fitted rality of spaced blades, as indicated at12 in Fig. 4, or a plurality of crossing blades, as indicated at 13 inFig. 5. Pins 14 project from the ends of the gang cutters and areadapted to enter L slots 15 formed in the edges of the sides of thereceptacle 3 in line with the opening 11. Catches'lG pivoted to thesides of the receptacle extend across the upper ends of the verticalportions of the L slots to hold the pins 14 therein when the gang cutteris in position.

A cutter 17 is arranged to operate over the receptacle 3. A hopper 18 islocated above the cutter 17 in line with the receptacle 3 and receivesthe fruit, vegetable or other article to be out. A crank shaft 19 ismounted upon the casing or part forming a support for the cuttermechanism and pitmen 20 and 21 connect crank portions of the crank shaftwith respectively the cutter 17 and plunger 10, the parts being arrangedin such a manner that when the cutter 17 is advanced the plunger 10 isretracted and vice versa. The cuttings resulting from the operation ofthe cutter 17 drop into the receptacle 3 and are forced from saidreceptacle by means of the plunger 10 across the path of the gangcutter, said cuttings finally dropping into a vessel 22 arranged toreceive them. The crank shaft 19 may be operated in any manner and isprovided with a fly wheel 23 for steadying the rotation thereof.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing,it will be understood that the invention provides a cutter mechanismwhich may be fitted to any kitchen cabinet, or other style of casing,and which in operation willadmit of cutting fruit or vegetables intodifferent forms or sizes by substituting one style of gang cutter foranother, the receptacle being detachable to admit of cleaning or forother desired purpose.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

In combination a support having an opening and having smaller openingsleading from the ends of the first mentioned opening, a receptaclehaving an opening in a side a gang cutter, which may consist of a plu--to register with the opening of the sup ort, connection with the supportfor actuating hooks upon the receptacle at the sides 0 the both thecutting mechanism anii the plunger. 10 opening thereof to pass throughthe small In testimony whereof I aflix my signature openings of thesupport and engage therein presence of two witnesses.

with, a cutting mechanism mounted upon THOMAS N. CASS. the receptacle, aplunger adapted to operate Witnesses: through the opemngs of the supportand re- BENNE'rr S. JONES,

ceptacle, and operating mechanism having J. R. WOODWOBTH.

